Windows Vista
Kill Process with a Desktop Shortcut
Sometimes certain programs keep crashing due to which we need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del and start the task manager and then kill the process. In certain cases the process doesn’t die. It takes a lot of time to be killed. Here’s a small tip that I found on technixupdate which allows you to kill a particular process from a desktop shortcut.
Execute Commands from Numeric Keypad
I have seen most of the people using the number keys above the ‘QWERTY’ keys but I hardly see any people using the numeric keypad on the right hand side of the keyboard. So, let’s put it to use. Today, I came across a program known as ControlPad that turns the numeric keypad on your keyboard to a Windows command execution system. Using ControlPad you can configure and set to run any program, open any file, folder, etc by setting a particular number code.
How to Install Windows 7 from Pen drive
Most of us nowadays like to install Windows from pen drives. Now the question arises, ‘why do people prefer installing Windows from pen drive instead of DVD roms?’ Well, there are two main reasons. Firstly, a fresh install of Windows 7 DVD takes around 20 minutes! Isn’t that lot of time? Secondly, you come across certain instance where you don’t have a DVD rom or there’s only a CD rom. Well, there may be several other reasons such as pen drives are easy to carry, more durable and so on.
How To: Right Click, Empty Folder Contents
Unfortunately, Windows doesn’t give an option in the right click menu to delete the contents of a particular folder. Hence we need to get into in and delete everything by ‘selecting all’. But don’t you worry, a simple registry tweak should add an option to the right click menu to delete the contents of the folder. Here’s how you do it:
How to Log into Multiple GTalk Accounts Simultaneously
Nowadays, most of us have multiple email IDs. We may have different contacts on different IDs. And hence when we go online in messengers for chatting we prefer to sign into multiple IDs simultaneously. This is possible in Yahoo Messenger using a registry tweak and we can do the same in Live Messenger using the Polygamy Patch. But, what about GTalk? Well, for Gtalk you can do so in an easier way. Here’s how you do it:
How to Disable Sticky Keys in Windows
Stickykeys is a feature of Windows operating system. It allows the user to press a modifier key, such as Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or the Windows key, and have it remain active until another key is pressed. If you play games then you might have had an annoying experience with this feature while pressing a key like ‘shift’ for five times.
Right Click and Hide or Unhide Files
The usual way of hiding or unhiding files is by going to File Menu> Tools> Folder Options> View> uncheck or check the settings show hidden files and folders. Well, this is little bit time consuming. To make things easier there’s a small extension- Hidden Files toggle which adds the option to the right click menu. It appears on the Desktop and folder backgrounds.
How to Protect a Pen Drive in Windows 7 using BitLocker
BitLocker is s a full disk encryption feature included in Windows Vista and Windows 7. It is available only in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Just few minutes ago I had written an article on protecting a pc with a pen drive. Well, you can do the same thing with this software as well. You can set a start up key in a pen drive and then later you need to insert the same pen drive with the startup key into the computer in order to boot the protected operating system.
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